If Given Another Chance, Cub Swanson Certain He’d Beat Jose Aldo ‘10 Out of 10 Times’

Cub
Swanson suffered a quick defeat the first time he fought
Jose
Aldo, but he has no doubt that he’d win a rematch -- or
rematches.

“I know that I could win that fight 10 out of 10 times if we did it
again,” Swanson told the Sherdog
Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show. “It’s not even an issue to me
anymore. I’d actually like my brother -- would love for my brother
-- to fight him, who’s an up-and-comer, which I feel is more of a
fair fight. I don’t really feel like [himself vs. Aldo] would be a
fair fight at all.”

Aldo landed a flying knee right out of the gate in their June 2009
encounter at WEC 41. The Brazilian, who is the current UFC
featherweight champion, then followed up with punches to finish
Swanson in just eight seconds. However, the 28-year-old Swanson has
been improving. He’s won three straight, including a first-round
knockout of Charles
Oliveira on Sept. 22 at UFC 153.

“I definitely feel like I don’t get credit, but I’ve always taken
that as kind of my fault,” said Swanson, citing his up-and-down
tenure in the WEC. “I’ve been inconsistent. It’s the way this game
is. There’s so many ways to lose and to win. When you’re
drastically trying to make improvements in your game, sometimes you
get lost in what made you great. Finding a balance in your game is
a delicate thing. I feel like those wins and losses were really my
growing period. I feel like right now is the time where
everything’s coming together and everything’s just flowing for me.
I feel unstoppable right now.”

Not only has Swanson won three straight, he’s scored three
consecutive finishes. It’s been an impressive run, which has surely
helped his standing in the UFC 145-pound division.

“I’m right there. I know I am,” Swanson said when asked where he
stands in the class. “The way the UFC is, if you win decisively,
it’s kind of jumping you through the ranks. I’ve been the underdog
in my last three fights, and those were all quality opponents and I
was able to win decisively. I feel like I should be right there,
but there’s a couple of people that are obviously ahead of me. I
kind of got to wait my turn and I’m OK with that. I’ll take another
fight before I get a title shot if I need to or whatever. I’m happy
fighting right now.”

“I want all three of those pretty bad,” Swanson said. “The Koch
fight, I think he’s a real tough kid. I was supposed to fight him
twice and I feel terrible that I wasn’t able to follow through with
that for the fans and for him. That’s something I want back. The
Zombie is just somebody who everybody loves. Everyone thinks he’s
the best up-and-comer, and I don’t think so. That’s somebody I
would love to throw down with. Lamas, he’s a stud and I felt like
that was my fight and I messed up and I would like to give it
another shot.”